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Non-concealed placebo treatment for menopausal hot flushes: Study protocol of a randomized-controlled trial.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Beneficial effects of placebos are high in double-blind hot flush trials. Studies in various conditions suggest that honestly prescribed placebos may elicit symptom improvement. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether open label placebo (OLP) treatment is efficacious in alleviating hot flushes among peri- and postmenopausal women. METHODS/DESIGN:In this assessor-blinded, randomized-controlled trial, n?=?100 women experiencing five or more daily hot flushes of at least moderate severity and bothersomeness are assigned 1:1 to a 4-week OLP treatment or no treatment. To explore the duration and maintenance of placebo effects, the OLP group is randomized a second time to either discontinue or continue the OLP treatment for another 4?weeks. All participants receive a briefing about placebo effects and study visits at baseline, post-treatment (4?weeks), and follow-up (8?weeks, OLP group only). Qualitative interviews about subjective experiences with the OLP treatment are conducted. Primary outcomes are differences between the OLP and the no-treatment group in the hot flush composite score (frequency × severity), and bothersomeness of hot flushes as assessed with the Hot Flush Rating Scale at post-treatment. Secondary outcomes include hot flush frequency, health-related quality of life, global improvement, and the number of responders at post-treatment. Data are analyzed by fitting (generalized) linear mixed models. An exploratory analysis of maintenance and duration is performed including follow-up data. DISCUSSION:This trial will contribute to the evaluation of OLP treatments in clinical practice and further our understanding about the magnitude of placebo effects in hot flush treatments. TRIAL REGISTRATION:Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03838523 . Retrospectively registered on February 12th, 2019. The first patient was enrolled on October 10th, 2018.

SUBMITTER: Pan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6697911 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Non-concealed placebo treatment for menopausal hot flushes: Study protocol of a randomized-controlled trial.

Pan Yiqi Y   Meister Ramona R   Löwe Bernd B   Winkelmann Anne A   Kaptchuk Ted J TJ   Buhling Kai J KJ   Nestoriuc Yvonne Y  

Trials 20190816 1


<h4>Background</h4>Beneficial effects of placebos are high in double-blind hot flush trials. Studies in various conditions suggest that honestly prescribed placebos may elicit symptom improvement.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether open label placebo (OLP) treatment is efficacious in alleviating hot flushes among peri- and postmenopausal women.<h4>Methods/design</h4>In this assessor-blinded, randomized-controlled trial, n = 100 women experiencing five or more daily hot flushes of at least mod  ...[more]

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